First, coach Per Marts picked Russia to beat Finland in the quarterfinals of the men's hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics. That didn't work out. Now this from Niklas Kronwall:
Hopefully for the U.S., Kronwall is better at making picks than Marts.
Sweden plays, of course, Finland on Friday at 7 a.m. (NBC Sports). USA-Canada is at noon.
UPDATE: Daniel Alfredsson kind of got in on the action after Sweden’s 2-1 win over Finland.
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